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WALL STREET 




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A. P. H. 






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Copyright, 1902, by 
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PREFACE 

At some period during every mans life he 

thinks he can make money by speculating 

in J Vail Street. To such this book will 

prove valuable, not that it shows how to 

make money, but, rather, how to limit the 

losses. 

A. P. H. 



A Is for Advice that I'm 
giving free, 
Don't monkey with Wall Street, 
Or you'll lose like me. 



Bis the Broker who holds 
this position; 
You may win or may lose, 
Still he makes his commission. 



C Stands for Clerks, who all 
ape their bosses, 
And use all their wages to pay 
up their losses. 



D Stands for Dread and D's 
for Disaster: 
Remember, my friend, and 
don't live like Astor. 



Els good Earnings they 
always report 
Just at the time you sold some 
stock "short." 



FIs crop Failures — some- 
times wheat, sometimes 
corn. 
This usually happens at the 
moment you're "long." 



G Stands for Gambling (dear 
me, how absurd). 
They speculate there; I used 
the wrong word. 



His for "Hello!" You 
answer the call. 
"More margin," says broker; 
"Your stocks had a fall." 



I Stands for Interest, which 
runs night and day 
And gradually eats all profits 
away. 



J Is for Jersey, where they 
make the Trusts, 
And J is for "Jay," who buys 
them and "busts." 



K Stands for Keene, a man 
of great fame, 
Who is "keen" in his business, 
as well as in name. 



L Stands for Losses, and L 
stands for Lend. 
If you lend to pay losses, 
You'll lose money and friend. 



Mis for Morgan, magnif- 
icent man, 
Who multiplies millions when- 
ever he can. 



N Stands for "Nipper"; 
That's Northern 
Pacific. 
It goes up sometimes at a pace 
that's terrific. 



O Stands for Ocean; there's 
water in there— 
And a lot down in Wall Street, 
so do have a care. 



P Stands for Profits and, no 
matter how small, 
Take it, or there'll be no profit 
at all. 



QIs for Quiet, which like- 
. \ 
wise is peace. 

To enjoy peace and quiet let 

all gambling cease. 



R Stands for Rockefeller, 
that wonder of men, 
Who gives 'way a million, then 
turns and makes ten. 



S Stands for Stocks and S 
stands for Shares. 
S stands for Speculate and S 
stands for Snares. 



TIs for Tips; avoid them 
like poison, 
Or else you'll be troubled with 
feet that are frozen. 



U Stands for Useless, as 
these words will fall 
On ears that won't listen to wis- 
dom at all. 



Vis for Visions of wealth 
that you dream, 
But remember things seldom are 
what they seem. 



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Is for Waldorf, where 
in the cafe 
You lie to your friends of your 
profits that day. 



X Stands for ten, by the 
clock you will see, 
The Exchange opens then and 
closes at three. 



YIs for Youth that seems 
long ago. 
I had daring then, but now I go 
slow. 



Z Stands for Zero; that's all 
will remain. 
I got there myself; now you'll 
do the same. 



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